Knife crime: Man stabbed in south London park without realising it had happened

A man went to hospital after a random stabbing in a public park - which was so quick he didn’t even realise it had happened.

Thomas Ormrod, 30, was walking on Queensmead Rec in Bromley, south-east London when a hooded figure bumped into him.

He says he felt a stinging sensation in his stomach but didn’t think anything more of it - until he looked down and saw blood.

By this point the person had made off and Thomas decided to walk home before he took himself to hospital.

The small business owner says he believes he was stabbed and the Metropolitan Police are probing the November 5 incident.

Thomas said: "As I walked round a bend, someone in dark clothing bumped into me.

"I felt a stinging sensation in my stomach. I looked down and just saw blood seeping.

"It was kind of a crazy incident - they were so well concealed, I still don’t know if it was a man or woman.

"Once they’d bumped into me, they ran away. I was completely oblivious to what happened."

Thomas went to the Princess Royal University Hospital in nearby Orpington for treatment.

He said: "Four officers questioned me at the hospital. They took my clothes for forensics and said they were searching for a weapon at the recreation ground.”

He added: "I’m making a recovery, it’s a bit like having a sore stomach.

“I’ve got these sterile strips on the wound."

A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police were called at 8.38pm on Saturday, November 5, to Queensmead Recreation Ground, Bromley, after a man suffered a laceration injury to his stomach."

"He was taken to hospital, where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening.

“[There are] no arrests at this time. Enquiries continue."